Bolt_Gundam510 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 By THOMAS WAGNER, Associated Press WriterLONDON - The Church of England accused Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news). on Saturday of using an English cathedral as the backdrop to a violent computer game and said it should be withdrawn from shop shelves.The church said Sony did not ask for permission to use Manchester cathedral and demanded an apology.The popular new PlayStation 3 game, "Resistance: Fall of Man," shows a virtual shootout between rival gunmen with hundreds of people killed inside the cathedral. Church officials described Sony's alleged use of the building as "sick" and sacrilegious.A spokesman for the Church of England said a letter will be sent to Sony on Monday. If the church's request for an apology and withdrawal of the game is not met, the church will consider legal action, the spokesman said.Sony spokeswoman Amy Lake told The Associated Press on Saturday that the company's PlayStation division was looking into the matter and would release a statement later.But David Wilson, a Sony spokesman, told The London Times: "It is game-created footage, it is not video or photography. It is entertainment, like Doctor Who or any other science fiction. It is not based on reality at all. Throughout the whole process we have sought permission where necessary."The Very Rev. Rogers Govender, the dean of Manchester Cathedral, said: "This is an important issue. For many young people these games offer a different sort of reality and seeing guns in Manchester cathedral is not the sort of connection we want to make."Every year we invite hundreds of teenagers to come and see the cathedral and it is a shame to have Sony undermining our work."The bishop of Manchester, the Rt. Rev. Nigel McCulloch, said: "It is well known that Manchester has a gun crime problem. For a global manufacturer to recreate one of our great cathedrals with photorealistic quality and then encourage people to have gunbattles in the building is beyond belief and highly irresponsible."During the game, players are asked to assume the role of an army sergeant and win a battle in the interior of a cathedral.Source: YAHOO News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eBait Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 :) BURN IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braindead Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 I have played that part and when i did get there it never hit me that hey im killing aliens in a church, i knew it was a church but it was all in good fun, besides I was the victor so the pope can be happy I liberated his church :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lister Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 ... the pope can be happy I liberated his church :)Not really, C of E is protestant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 ... the pope can be happy I liberated his church :)Not really, C of E is protestant.game been out what?? a year? they just noticed? btw isnt britians version green blood? i seem to remember they wasnt allowed red blood on games. leading to patches to fix that crap.besides shoudlnt they be mad at 28 days later movie? the whole freaken island is destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Can Fix IT Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 more violence has been committed in the name of god than for any other reason, in fact god is the leading cause of death especially violent deaths for people between the ages of 0 and 4,000,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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